305. Keira D'Amato, "The Running Realtor"

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2020

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

“You don’t let it define you. A bad day is a bad day. You just suck it up, learn what you’ve gotta learn, and move on.”

Keira D’Amato is perhaps best known as “The Running Realtor.” She is a mom of two who works full-time as a real estate agent in Virginia — and she’s a 2:34 marathoner. Though racing as we knew it was canceled in 2020, Keira’s running this year has never been better or faster. In February, she ran a personal best at the Olympic Marathon Trials, and this summer, she ran a 5K time trial on the track in 15:04, beating her lifetime best by a full minute. Most recently, Keira won the Michigan Pro Half Marathon in 1:08.57, a 64-second personal best. And now: Keira wants to break the American 10-mile record in a women’s-only race, which she’ll attempt to do on November 23. On this episode, Keira reflects on her stellar year on the run, talks about being an unsponsored elite runner, and shares some spelling bee stories and Mamma Mia hot takes.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

On running for fun (6:30)
What it’s like being a realtor right now (8:10)
On mental toughness (12:00)
Keira reflects on her 2:34 finish at the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials (15:15)
How Keira found her way back to running after college (19:00)
Keira talks about her win at the Michigan Pro Half and about that 15:04 5K on the track this summer (28:00)
Why Keira wants to break the American 10-mile record (44:00)
How much is 2021 on Keira’s mind right now? (54:15)
On competing at such a high level — but being unsponsored (55:00)

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:04.2	Go to ontherun.aftershocks.com to save 15% on all wireless headphones.
0:14.6	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:16.6	I'm your host, Allie Feller, and every week I talk with inspiring people who lead interesting lives on the run and beyond.
0:24.0	And while running is that magical thing that brings us all together,
0:27.4	on these episodes, we cover more than what happens on the run.
0:31.0	We learn the wise behind the runs.
0:33.4	The decisions people have made to get where they are today and how getting sweaty has factored in.
0:39.1	And we are about to have so much fun with today's guest.
0:42.6	I am thrilled to welcome Kira Demado to The Alley on the Run Show today.
0:47.6	Before this year, Kira was perhaps best known as the running realtor.
0:52.7	She lives in Virginia with her husband and two kids and she is a realtor by day and a 234 marathoner by early morning and late night.
1:02.2	Kira has been known to squeeze in runs at 3am.
1:05.2	I don't even know if that's considered early morning or late night.
1:08.6	But she'll run at 3am just to get her miles in before a busy day on the job.
1:14.0	This year though, Kira is absolutely thriving on the run.
1:18.7	And while she's still the running realtor,
1:20.9	she's letting her race times both official and unofficial speak for themselves.
1:26.1	In February, Kira ran a personal best marathon time at the Olympic trials finishing in 234.
1:33.0	This summer, she ran a 5K time trial on the track in 1504.
1:37.6	She beat her lifetime best by a full minute.
1:40.9	And most recently, she won the Michigan Pro half finishing in 10857, a 64 second personal best.
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